Kyle Turris (New Westminster, BC/ Burnaby, BCHL) was the highest Canadian selected in the 2007 NHL Entry
Draft on Friday & Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, going third overall to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Turris became just the second Canadian player to be selected in the top five picks of the draft in the
same year he played for Canada at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, joining Carey Price, who was selected
fifth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft after helping Canada to a silver medal at
the 2005 championship.

Among the Canadians taken in the opening round, eight came from the Western Hockey League, three from the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, two from the Ontario Hockey League, two from the British Columbia Hockey
League (Junior A) and one from the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (Junior A).

Overall, 102 of the 211 players selected in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft were Canadian-born, followed by 63
American-born players, 45 European-born players and one Nigerian-born player.